108 CATALOGUE OF 



Female, Hoary. Proboscis ferruginous, hoary and squamous 

 towards the base. Fore wings speckled with black and with green, 

 aeneous-brown along most of the exterior border; discal point black ; 

 interior and exterior lines brown, zigzag, the latter deeply bent 

 outward. Hind wings diffusedly brown along the exterior border. 

 Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



a, Australia. From Mr. Darnel's collection. 



Genus 54. ALATA. 



Mas, Corpus vix robustum. Fasciculus frontalis productus. 

 Proboscis longiuscula. Palpi recti, lanceolati, subascendentes, sat 

 graciles ; articulus 2us subtus sulcatus, penicillo basali ; 3us brevis, 

 gracilis. Antennae robustae ; articuli lus et 2us dilatati ; 2us peni- 

 cillatus. Abdomen alas, posticas longe superans. Pedes laeves, sat 

 robusti ; tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor parvis. Alae anticae elon- 

 gatse, perangustae, subacutae, margine exteriore subconvexo sat 

 obliquo. 



Male. Body hardly stout. Frontal tuft very prominent. Pro- 

 boscis rather long. Palpi straight, lanceolate, rather slender, very 

 slightly ascending; third joint acute, slender, about one-fourth of 

 the length of the second ; the latter is furrowed beneath for the re- 

 ception of the penicillate tuft of hairs at its base. Antennae stout ; 

 first and second joints dilated, the latter with a penicillate tuft of 

 hairs. Abdomen extending much beyond the hind wings ; apical 

 tuft small, elongated. Legs smooth, rather stout; hind tibiae with 

 four short- spurs. Wings elongate. Fore wings very narrow, 

 slightly acute ; costa straight ; exterior border slightly convex, 

 rather oblique. 



1. Alata antic alis. 



Mas. Cervina ; antennce basi subtus albce ; abdomen cervino-al- 

 bidum ; alee antlcce subhyalince, postice cinerece, costa alba ; 

 posticce albido-hyalince, ceneo subnitentes. 



Male. Fawn-colour, whitish beneath. First and second joints 

 of the antennae white beneath. Abdomen whitish, with a slight 

 tinge of fawn-colour. Fore wings slightly hyaline, cinereous hind- 

 ward ; costa white. Hind wings whitish hyaline, with a slight 

 aeneous tinge. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 



a. St. Jago. Presented by C. Darwin, Esq. 



b. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Eev. D. F. Morgan. 



